draw blood
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Much darker and more twisty than the weepy trauma dumps “It Ends With Us” or “Reminders of Him,” “Verity” is high camp with a wink, a hair toss and just enough bite to draw blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Earlier the jury was told that Ford and her family were not concerned about the dog scratch at the time because it did not draw blood, and she cleaned the cut with a wet wipe.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Every other day, I went back to the fertility clinic so the staff could monitor my vitals and draw blood.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2025
Lucy Liu’s 9-year-old son, Rockwell, hasn’t seen his mother draw blood in “Charlie’s Angels” or “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and certainly not in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“First, I’m going to give you a quick checkup. Then we’re going to run some tests. Not awful tests, but we have to draw blood and you have to pee in a cup.”
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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